The Brick Coffee & Bar — Restaurant in Naples

The Brick Coffee is the Real Deal on 5th AveNaples' 5th Ave has tons of incredible restaurants, but if you're looking for a simple, real European coffee and croissant in the morning? It's tough. I’ve tried so many places downtown, and every croissant was the same—it tasted like it was pulled out of a freezer bag, reheated, and felt soggy and plasticky. You know, the generic Costco style. But The Brick Coffee & Bar is totally different.Their croissant is perfect: it has that amazing crunchy outside, a light and puffy inside, and you can actually taste the real butter. It’s the genuine article.Their coffee is great too. It tastes authentically European—smooth, full of aroma, and a great medium roast. It's not that burnt, over-roasted stuff you get at Starbucks.They also have real freshly squeezed orange juice, and a ton of sandwiches. I don't usually grab a big lunch early, but their selection looks huge and perfect for a mid-day meal. Seriously, if you need a proper European breakfast or a great cup of coffee in Naples, go to The Brick Coffee. You...

I want to like this place but the COFFEE IS TOTALLY UNDERWHELMING (your name has COFFEE in the title—shouldn’t it be awesome? I ordered their advertised specials from their menu board… and tasted water with hints of Coffee flavoring. This is especially TRUE OF THEIR COLD, BLENDED DRINKS. When I asked for a Macchiato (preferably the real-style small ones) the young staffer stammered a bit and someone else made it. A rather dignified-looked older lady (Manager I assume) appeared FRUSTRATED WITH HER STAFF and didn’t even look at me as she made my drink once. However I like THEIR LOOK WHICH IS VERY WELCOMING, relaxing, and casual with great outdoor seating views. Maybe next time I’ll just try their PANINIS AND SALADS...

All I can say is that this place served my fiance and I MOLDY food.... Yes you read that right. The bagel that our sandwich came on really had everything on it... including a nice colony of Rhizopus nigricans. Needless to say this kind of trumped the fact that the coffee they serve was very underwhelming... They serve Lavazaa which really isn't all its cracked up to be, in Italy its probably great but once it spends a few weeks on a boat getting shipped to the States it really isn't very good anymore. There are many much better coffee places around.. Check out Fit n' Fuel its a little distance away but at least they actually serve fresh food (sans mold..) and locally roasted...